September 2019
A new era in planetary defence missions
... Didymos A body during the final hour of the mission. The DART spacecraft will also demonstrate other new technologies, including NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster-Commercial (NEXT-C) ion engine, developed by NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland...
January 2021
What it takes to be a space entrepreneur
... from a designated orbital slot. But every once in a while you have a revolution; you have a brand-new technology. An iPhone is a brand-new technology. XM Radio was an example of that, where it was only AM and FM before. It was disruptive. People use...
April 2021
Norway’s pioneering use of microsatellites
... authorities and politicians that small satellites were a sensible and cost-efficient means for Norway to use new technology to the benefit of a variety of user groups. However, it was clear that the resources available (mass, volume, power...
April 2021
On Mars as it is on Earth - preparing for settlement
... community would in turn be a testing ground for new technologies - for construction, recycling, local manufacturing and food production...mainstream society. The trick seems to be to identify new technologies which are just at the point where they are...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... and thereby fostering stronger multi-sector collaboration. It can be particularly beneficial to space where the infusion of new technologies and new solutions in every aspect of the enterprise is crucial to mission success and the safety of crew and...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
...development of the past 500 years to its logical conclusion. New technologies are, on balance, more creative than destructive. The immense... the development of the high-tech future. New technology may create new problems, but they can be addressed and ...
